Yes, that is the official name of this phone. The OPPO Reno10 Pro+ is the highest-end smartphone within the newly announced Reno10 series, and it packs a lot of punch. Most notably, it comes with a periscope lens – and that is something that we’ll be testing out in this review too. Let’s get started.
Software
I gotta make one thing clear first – this unit of the OPPO Reno10 Pro+ is considered to an engineering unit because it is written here as “internal test”. There is a persistent notification from the Feedback app that is logging what we’re doing – and that is for the sake of troubleshooting in case anything goes wrong.
Now, it is running ColorOS 13.1 on top of Android 13 but it is indeed different from the usual OPPO-flavored ColorOS. There is still bloatware in this version of ColorOS but less than the usual amount. I know this because I also have the OPPO Reno 10 Pro without the Plus, and it is filled to the brim with bloatware.
Anyway, the software in itself is pretty much the same ColorOS 13 that we’ve tested before – so nothing surprising here. The Shelf feature is as amazing as ever, and I really hope OPPO adds homescreen widgets to it.
Performance
Now, the specs of this phone is rather interesting. Powered by the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 and 12GB RAM for our particular unit here, it is practically a flagship smartphone from late last year and repackaged as a mid-range smartphone. I really like this approach.
In terms of gaming – yeah, you don’t have to worry about anything. The performance is top-notch and you can get about 50fps easy on Genshin Impact at the highest graphical settings at 60fps.
Unfortunately, like any other OPPO phones, games need to be enabled from the phone’s software side to run beyond 60fps. For example, Subway Surfers can run at 165fps if your phone has 165Hz refresh rate. However, even though this phone is using a 120Hz screen, Subway Surfer is locked at 60fps only.
Screen
And now, let’s talk about the screen. This is a rather long 6.74-inch AMOLED screen with a curved edge, and has a resolution of 2772×1240 pixels and refresh rate of up to 120Hz.
Now, I’m not sure why OPPO went for a curved screen, but it does feel very nice to hold in the hands. Just that finding screen protector for this phone will be… challenging.
Nonetheless, this is a beautiful screen capable of covering 99.78% of sRGB and 97.40% of DCI-P3 color gamuts with a maximum ΔE of just 2.35. The maximum brightness can also reach at around 850 nits – which is definitely not the best, but we can still see what’s going on while under direct bright sunlight.
One thing I don’t particularly like is the under-display fingerprint scanner location. Once again, it’s placed way too low and it’s just not comfortable to use.
Cameras
Okay, now for the main highlight of the phone – the cameras. We have a triple camera setup here and thankfully there is no macro camera or depth sensors anymore. All 3 cameras on this phone are actually useful. Good job in removing macro and depth sensors, OPPO.
To have a look at all the pictures taken by the OPPO Reno10 Pro Plus, watch our video at the top of this review.
Battery life
Now that we’re done with the cameras, we’ll talk about the battery life. It has a 4,700mAh battery which I think is a dual-cell battery, and it can last about 10 hours and 41 minutes in our standardized battery life test. Not bad, considering that it is using the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 with a high-than-usual resolution.
Charging speed
The reason why I am confident that it is using a dual-cell battery is because of its charging speed. It does come with a 100W charger in the box and it charges from 15% to completion in about 30 minutes only. That is not surprising – but the temperature is. Even with such high charging speed, it barely goes beyond 35°C. It’s my first time seeing this and I am impressed.
A few more things to mention
There are a few more things to mention. This phone does not have an audio jack, does not have microSD card slot, and also using USB 2.0 port. Transferring files is slow and there is no way to output HDMI signal over that USB-C port.
We do have an IR blaster at the top, and you can use the app that OPPO provided to add remotes to the phone.
Should you buy the OPPO Reno10 Pro+ 5G?
So, after going through all that – I just want to say one thing. This phone is very, very similar to the OnePlus Nord 3 5G that we reviewed yesterday. You can check it out here.
I think both these phones share a lot of similarities including the IR blaster, but the biggest difference is the chipset. One is using the MediaTek Dimensity 9000, and another is using the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. Both these phones are created with the same idea in mind – bringing some of the flagship experience from last year and repackaged it as a mid-range smartphone.
I like this approach a lot, but I’m not sure about the price, honestly. At RM3,499 – I can only say yeowzers.
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